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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-19
The Fiction writer. L~Imita,Ions.

In the February issue Of The Forum
Prof Boyesen has pointed out ~truthfully
the limitations put upon the American
novelist by magazine editors and young
women readers, on whom he has TO depend
for his chief support. The fiction writer
must not expose a social or religious
sham, because there are hundreds II not
thousands Of subscribers who believe In
this sham and would stop the magazine II
II were attacked. II he takes upa a partic-
ular phase Of life he must steer carefully.
so as 10 step on nobody's toes, and IL he
has extreme beliefs and convictions, take
good care TO keep them in proper re-
straint. At the same time, Professor
Boyesen goes too far in assuming that
there is no considerable audience Of novel
readers In this country outside. OF the
''younR girl public. The contrary is
proved by an immense sale here Of English
novels or %translatiOns from the French
and German, which present the boldest
treatment Of serious social or moral
problems. The Epoch.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-19
Logan's Embedded Suggestion.

In all the obituary notices Of Gen.
Logan l have never found any referring
- one OF the most remarkable military
achievements Of his life, as related by a
writer in The Sunday Herald, OF this city.
Logan had the advance Of McPherson's
corps In the turning Of Joe Johnston's po-
Gtt0n ut Dalton, Ca, just at the opening
e the Atlanta campaign. He penetrated
ancbserved and ~unopposed TO the north
Gfde of the C~hattahoochee river at Resaca,
where 1900 dismounted Confederate cav
airy held a fort guarding a bridge over the
river on the only road by which Johnston
could retreat 10 Atlanta. Logan begged
Mcpherson to let him ford the river, scale
the fort and burn the bridge or hold it,
thus getting completely in the rear of
Johnston. Mcpherson hesitated; Logan
begged. Mcpherson spoke of the danger;
Logan insisted on the practicability of the
movement. Mcpherson spoke of the in
evitable slaughter In the fording of the
stream; Logan descanted on the import
ance Of the capture Of the fort and the
bridge, and offered to lead one Of his
brigades in person.
Mcpherson, overcautious, retreated dur
ing the night, and the opportunity of driv-
ing Johnston from his base was lost. The
writer says: That night | slept with
Logan in an ambulance-that is, / slept
part Of the night in the ambulance, the
rest of it under il. Logan was the mad
dest man l had ever seen. When he
finally got to sleep he was so restless that
] was practically pitched out Of the ambu-
lance and had TO take refuge underneath
IL. The next day the needless but bloody
battle of Resaca took place. Johnston in
terposed once more between Sherman and
Atlanta: the hundred days campaign TO
that place was rendered necessary, and
Mcpherson paid for his temerity with his
life in sight Of the promised point Of the
campaign. Gen. Sherman, ia his memoirs,
criticises Mcpherson for his too great eau
tion. l have often wondered what a
change in the war the successful attack
proposed by Logan would have wrought"
Washington Letter.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-19

can pretty truly say / was struck by
lightning, and the sensation is a peculiar
n Two years ago ! was standing on a
fifteen foot ladder adjusting the lower
carbon of the electric light, when the cur
rem caught me. and down I cane to the
ground on my head. ] carry n large scar
to this day as a reminder. But then !
did not know what happened me. | was
practically dead, as far as consciousness is
concerned, for nine days, at the end Of
which time | awoke in the hospital. Dur.
ing that time they tell me | had been yio-
lent, but ! know absolutely nothing Of
what occurred. When | awoke | gave a
scream. had been tied down with five
straps, but | broke three of them and
flung the bed against the door. After
that ! was two months laid up. Ny
troubles were principally shooting pains
through the loins, sometimes through the
back. have recovered and suffered no
evil consequences, except that | am not
able 10 do day work, the sun affecting me
as II would one who had received a sun.
stroke. Globe Democrat Interview.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-19

The only American now In the service OF
- khedive Of Egypt h mason Bey, former
fyan oficer In the Confederate navy.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-19
THE CRYSTAL PALACE THREATENED.
The First Of the Great worlds Fair
Buildings TO be Torn Down.


Another English landmark is threat
ened. The Crystal palace, long one Of the
most celebrated places OF entertainment
about London, at last has proved a finan-
cial failure, and is practically In the hands
Of a receiver. Unless something is done
to revive its dropping fortunes il will he
torn down, and the land upon which IL is
situated will he sold for building lots. The
Crystal palace was the first Of the great
worlds fair buildings of q permanent
character. II was opened in 1856 by the
queen and the prince consort. Much of
the success Of that exposition was due TO
the prince c~onsort, and the building, after
thirty-one years, is full of mementoes Of
him.
Constructed Of glass and iron, and being
Of a noble and striking style Of architect
ure, the building itself has always been
the object Of admiration to the visitors to
London. Many thousands Of persons
who have enjoyed a happy day under its
roof will regret to learn that probably it
is now TO be demolished. For many
years il was the chief attraction in Lon
don, but great changes have taken place,
and the Crystal palace and all its curiosi-
ties now belong TO a past era. The build
ing itself looks quite as well as IL did
when first erected, but in il and about IL
are thousands of evidences Of decay and
neglect. Its stuffed animals and birds
look like those Of a Bowery museum, and
its plaster casts Of famous statuary are
covered with dust and look cheap and
melancholy. Bright colors that once
adorned rooms illustrating different styles
Of architecture have faded, and fountains
that once played in the mimic courts OF
the Spanish Alhambra have dried up.
Even the ballets that are given there, and
the dog shows, bird shows and other noisy
and animated entertainments, cannot drive
away the shadows that fall from the
splendid pageants Of years long gone by.
IL is remarkable that both the Crystal
palace and Albert palace, two famous es-
Establishments organized by the prince con-
sort, should have come TO financial disaster
in the queens jubilee year. True, from
the wreck OF these, in one sense, is to
spring up a new and splendid imperial
institute, but, to the queen herself, this
cannot be but a sorrowful substitute for
the two institutions which she must for.
ever associate with the memory Of her
husband when he was at the height Of his
popularity among the English people
Cor. New York World.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-19
Lightning and the Cocoaput.

Sir Emerson Tennent long ago called
attention 10 the power Of the cocoanut
palm TO conduct lightning, and the subject
is again called up by a Ceylon paper. Five
hundred Of these trees were struck on a
single plantation during q succession Of
thunder storms in April, 1869. But the
trees suffer terribly from the effects, for,
however slightly they may be touched,
they are sure 10 die. Even II only the
edges Of the leaves are singed, or only a
few Of them turned brown, the tree will
in the end wither gradually and perish
Chicago Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-19
A Craving Tor Girls.

Keith county's craving need Just now Is
girs-wooable girls. The valleys, can
yons and hilltops echo the mournful cry
a lonely ho~mesteaders, and hundreds OF
outstretcbed arms and longing eyes mutely
appeal 10 the east for succor. Good, strong.
hangless girls are wanted, and they can't
come too soon or too frequently. IL Is re-
lated that n party Of theatrical barn.
stormers recently stopped over night in
The county. Three Of the stars were
eligible, and the country boys captured
and married them, which broke up the
froupe.-Omaha Bee.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-19
Eject Of Abundant Eooa.

As showing the eject Of ABUNDANT food,
a late writer says that IN France the
population Is annually increasing ut the
rate Of 20 In every 10000, although there
are fewer marriages, aud fewer births than
formerly. The fact is, people in that
country now live longer than they used 10,
because the supply Of food from home and
from this and other countries Is fourfold
what it was atty years ago.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-19
RnIsInn Sea Island Coiinn.

Experiments made in raising sea island
or long staple cotton in southern Alabama
have beer very successful Some believe
that a better article can he raised Mt some
distance from the sea than on the islands
or the coast This year IL will he planted
in various places where only common cot
ton has been raised before. Chicago
Times,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-19
nv SHIPS.

.'Promise me something ever 50 nice,
When your ship comes in" said she.
would promise o dozen things In a trics,
Oh, little lass on my kneei
But ships Of mine for many a year
Have been worse than an empty cup;
And the nex to arrive, like the rest l fear,
WIN be washed in bottom upi
Hunter MacCulloch.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-19

Brave Schoolgirls In Search Of Anatomi-
cal MISUNDERSTANDING the Horrors Of
the Dissecting Room-In No Hurry to
Go Away.
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wou,d Rather u.y. Left un.aid.

"Well, but II you can't bear her, what
ever made you proposef"
"Well, we had danced three dances, and
! couldn't think Of anything else to sayr'
Punch.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15

shoe Of a bay below him-distant yet many
miles. Earlier in the afternoon no had seen tho
gilt cross on the whitehead Mission flare in the
sunlight, but now all was gone. BY the time
he reached the highway of the town it was
quito dark, and ho plunged into the first
fonda at the wayside, and endeavored to
forget his woes and his WEAKNESS in aguar-
Giente. But Concho's head ached, and his
back ached, and he was so generally dis
tressed that he bethought him of a medico-
an American doctor-lately come into town,
who had once treated Concho and his mule
with apparently the same medicine, and after
tho same heroic fashion. Concho reas.
oned, not illogically, that if he were
to be physicked ct all he ought
to got the worth Of his money. The
grotssaus extravagapes Of llfA q fruit
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15
A c,ot.in,. Fortunate Discovery.

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth. ply
ing between Atlantic. City and New York,
had been troubled with o cough so that
he was unable to sleep. and was induced
to try DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. 1t not only gave him instant
relief. but allayed the extreme oreness
in his breast. His children were SINH
larly affected and u single dose had the
same happy effect. Dr.. Kings New Dis
rovery is now the STANDARD remedy in
Coleman household and on board Of the
schooner. Free tria! bottles Of this IA
nous remed at Bennett d Horsman's
drug store.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15

Concho did %. Instantly Q white film ap.
peared on the surface, and presently the whole
mnss assumed a milky hue.
Concho crossed himself hastily, "Mother of
God. it is magic"
ut is chloride OF silver, you darned fool"
Not content with this cheap experiment,
the stranger then took Concho's breath away
by reddening some litmus paper with the
nitrate, and then completely knocked over
the simple Mexican by restoring its color by
dipping 1t In the salt water.
"You shall try me- ttis, !" sald Concho, Offer
ing bis iron ore to the stranger; syou shall
uso the silver and the salt"
"Not SO fast my FRIEND" answered the
stranger; sin tho first place this ore must be
melted, and then q chip taken and put in
shape like this-and that is worth something,
my Greaser cherub. No, sir, a mar don't
spend all his youth at Freiburg und Heidel.
burg TO throw away his science g~ratuitously
on the first Greaser he meets"
at will cost-eh-how muchi' said the
Mexican eagerly.
swell, I should say it would ia eabout 500
and expenses t~o-to-tind silver in that ore.
But onee you've got it there-you're all right
for tons Of It."
sYou shall have it, said the now excited
Mexican. "You shall have It Of us--the
four! You shall comc to our camp and shall
melt it-and show the silver, and-enough!
Co,ne!" and in his feverishncs lie clutched
tile hand Of his companion us If to lead hiu,
forth at once.
"What are you going to do with your
nHlc.!" snil the stranger.
"True, holy mother-what, indeed7m
"I0ok yer" said the stranger, with a grim
smile, 'she won't stray far, I'll l~ bound.
I've an extra pack mule above here; you can
ride on her, and lead me into camp, and to.
morrow come hack for your BEAST
Poor honest Concho's heart sickened at the
prospect Of leaving behind the tired servant
he had objurgated so strongly a moment he.
fore, hut the love Of gold was uppermost. II
will come back to thee, little one, tomorrow,
a rich mar Meanwhile, wait thou here,
patient ons-Adios!-thou smallest Of mules
-Adlos!!"
And, seizing the strangers hand, he clam.
bered up the rx'ky ledge until they reached
the summit. THEN the stronger turned and
gave one sweep Of his malevolent Eye ovel
the valley.
Wherefore, in after years, when thei1
story was related. with the devotion of true
Catholic pioneers, they named the mountain
@1a Canada de la Visitacion del Diablo,'
"The Gulch of the Visitation Of the Devil,
tue snn,e being now tho boundary lines o.
one Of tire famous Mexican land grants.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley. Peterson, Clay
Co., Iowa, tells the following remarkable
story, the truth Of which Is vouchod for
by the residents of the town: ~ am Is
years old, have been troubled wi b kid
ney complaint and lamencss for many
years; could not dress myself without
help. Now I am free from all pain and
soreness, and ain able to do my own
homework. I owe my thanks to Elec-
trlc Bitters for having renewed my
youth, and removed completely all dis.
ease and pain" Try q bottle, only SO
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15

and vegetables in California was inconsistent
with infinitesimal doses. In Concho's pre-
vious illness the doctor had given him q dozen
four-grain quinine powders. The following
day the grateful Mexican walked into the
doctors ~ofice-cured. The doctor was graft
fled until, OH examination, it appeared that,
to save trouble, aud because his memory wa
poor, Concho had taken all the powders in
one dosa The doctor shrugged his shoulders
~and-altered his practice.
"Well," said Dr.. Guild, as Concho sank
down exhaustedly In one Of the doctors two
chnirs, "'what nowT Have you been sleeping
again in the tuie marshes, or are you upset
with colnmissary whiskyi Come, have It out"
But Concho declared that the devil was in
his stomuch, that Judas Iscariot had possessed
himself Of his spine, that iunts wers IN his
forehead, and that his feet had been scourgel
by Poutius Plate.
"ThAt means blue mass,'" said the doctor,
and gave it to lim-a bolus as large AZ U mas
ket hall, and as heavy.
Corcho took iton Tie spot, and turned to 60.
~ have no money, Seror Msdtco."
"Never mind. It's only q dollar. the price
Of the melicine."
Concho ln'ked guilty ut having gulped
down so much cush. Tton liz said tilnidly:
Il lnve no money. but I have got here what
is fine and july. 1t is yours" And he handed
over the contents Of the precious tin can he
had brought with him.
The du.tor took it, looked at tile shivering
volatile mass, and said: sWhy, tlis IL quick
silver" III
"Concho laughed. ayes. very quick silver,
col" AMI he snapped his fingers to show It's
sprightli,ess.
Tho DOCTORS face grew earnest. sWlere
did you get this, Csnrl,os" l,e finally asketl.
ut ran 6 nul the pot in the mountains be-
you'd"
Thedoctur looked %increduloua Then Concho
related the wlWle story.
| a(HmLl Won find the snof acainaN
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15

"Go on. then! But keep thou on that side,
and I will on this" And so, side ty aide,
listening, watching, distrustful Of all things,
but mainly Of each other, they stole back and
up into those shadows from which they might,
like evil spirits, have been POLITICALLY evoked.
A half hour passed, in which tho east
frightened, flashed and again melted into
gold. Aud then the sun amt up ~haughtily,
and a fog that had stolen across the summit
i'll the night arose and fled up the mountain
side, tearing its white robes in its guilty haste,
and leaving them iluttering from tree and
crag and scar. A thousand tiny blades, nest.
ling In the ~crevices Of rocks, nurtured in
storms and rocked by the trade winds,
stretched their war and feeble arms toward
Him; but Concho the strong, Concho the
brave, Conclo the Light hearted spake not
nor stirred.
fro Il Continued
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15
Prospecting. sOhat for p

aGold and silver, senof-yet for silver
most"
aAlonesn
aof ~ there are four" .
The stranger looked around.
"In 1camp-a league beyond" explained
the Mexican.
aFound anythingi"
aOf this-mueh." Concho took from his
nddleba ss alumpof grayish iron ore,s studded
here and there with star points Of pyrites.
The stranger said nothing, but his eye looked
diabolicsl suggestion.
@You are lucky. friend Greaser."
sEhf -.
ut IL silver"
SHOW you know thb9"
s Il % ySu e eaa ~ r ~ ss nifi ss liver and
what Il notf'
@Yes-see here!" Tbs stranger took from
his saddle bags lttls heather casa con-
tanning some half dosen phiala One, en-
wrapped in dark blue paper, he bold up to
Goncho.
This contains . preparation Of silver"
Oonchos eyes sparkled, but be looked
doubtingly at tho stranger.
@0et me some water in your pan"
concho empaed his water bottle in bis pros.
pecting pan and handed it 70 the stranger.
He dipped dried blade Of gran in tho bot.
tie and then let . drop tall from it, tip in the
water. The wafer rpmained unchanged.
4Now throw . littls at in ths wstsr." y
foognnH
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15
III,
VINO CLAIMED RI.

HE fog had already
closed in on Monte
rey, and was now
rolling, a white,
billowy sea above,
that soon shut out
tho blue breakers
below. Once or
twice in descend
ing the mountain
Concho had over.
hung the Gilt and
looked down upon
the curving horse
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15
CHAPTER II.
WHO U IT.

ONCHO was 10 i'm
ratient to- reach the
camp and deliver
his good news to his
companions that
mor than once the
stranger was
obliged to command
him to slacken his
pace. us it not
enough, you infer
nal Gronsor <1,oe
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15
CHAPTER I.
WHO SOUGHT II.

7 was q steep trail
leading over the
Monterey coast
range. Concho was
very tired, Concho
was very dusty,
Concho was very
much disguised. To
Concho's mind
there was but one
relief for these in
s~urlnountable diff
culties, and that lay
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15
Tho STORY OF A MINE.
By BRET HARTE

Copyrighted, 1885, by Houghton, Mitlin & Co.. and
published BY arrangement with them.l
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15

i:t,,,....! -. otto slrng over the machillas
ot il, ,.a.!,lr. Coacho raised the bottle to
Is II. ,,n,l 81 long draught, made a WY
III {" 49,! calculated:
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15
Ranews Her Youth.

fro BE Continued
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-05-05
DO YOUR VERY BEST.
Thorough Cultivation the Only Road to
Agricultural Success.

Thorough Cultivation the Only Road to
Agricultural Success.
1t is very important with farm work
to do whatever is to be done thorough
1y. and at as near the proper time as
possible. Thorough work in cleaning
up and preparing the soil for the seed;
careful selection of the seed, and prop
er planting; good, continued cultlva-
ton with ali cultivated crops: harvest
ing when at the best stage-,hese are
all necessary in order to realize a
profit
II for any reason we are not able to
do this in the most thorough manner,
we should take pains to do Just the
best we can. Shpshod work can not
be made to pay. That in many re-
spects We may not be able to do all
that Is necessary TO secure the best re-
suits. is hardly valid excuse fol. 60
ing to the other extreme and allowing
the farm TO run itself. The only hope
even for the small farmer who is Just
making start is to do the best he can
ut all times. and not farm on the princi-
pie that IF it is a good season. / shall
make fair crop any way, and if it is
not, l won't" Considerable depends
upon the season, but not all: very
fair crop may be secured by thorough
work that IN the end will prove as
profitable as if crops were more album
dant- 1t is not often that we have en-
tire failures when proper pains are
taken TO do al the work in a thorough
manner and at the proper time. while
in an unfavorabie season. when proper
care is not given, nothing will be made.
We saw this very plainly last year
with the corn crop. Those who were
able to prepare their ground as it
should be done and plant in season.
commencing to cultivate early and
kept il up. secure n fair crop of corn,
1 know of several fields that. if good
cultivation had been given. would have
made fair crops, but as the weather
became dry and hot the conclusion was
too rapidly reached that the corn crop
would be failure, and no further work
was done. Sure enough these crops
were failure. Had these farmers
done the best they could a much better
crop could very easily have been Sc
cured. and would have proved nearly
as profitable as if We had received a
larger yieA-COr. Country Genasnszn.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-05-05
A NOVEL LAMP.
A Invention Combining the Advantages
of Both Gas and Electricity.

A Invention Combining the AdvoneoSeS
of Both Gas and Electricity.
A novel lamp, which seems to COM
bine in q measure the advantages of
both gas and electricity. was invented
some months ago by DR.. Auer Won
Welsbach, of Vienna. Its construction
is very simple. consisting of common
Bunsen gas-lamp, in which is burnt a
mixture of gas and air. This produces
very hot non-luminous flame; but, by
introducing into 1t sort of network of
mineral matter, it becomes incandes-
cent. giving bluish-white light, which
is perfectly steady and free from smoke.
The composition of this incandescent
network is in part secret, but the in-
ventor claims that it is prepared by soak
ing piece of coarsely woven cloth in a
solution of the salts of chromium, Ian
thanum and yttrium. When this cloth
is exposed to the fame all the organic
matter is consumed. leaving the oxides
Of the above mentioned metals, which
preserve the orr ginal form of the
cloth. These. when heated. shine with
brilliant light, similar to the familiar
calcium light. though less powerful.
The network tubes-or hoods, as the
inventor calls them, only cost about a
cent apiece, and will last for thou
sand hours. 1t is claimed that the
amount of gas burned is diminished
one-half, with the same ight-giving
power, but practical trials will be
needed TO determine this. If the COM
position of the incandescent hoods
has been given correctly by the in
ventor. an important practical use
will have been found for some rare
metals, which have hitherto been only
of theoretical interest.-P0pulcr Science
SerS